School: Killummod
- Location:
- Killummod, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Bhioscáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0237, Page 310
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Old Songs
“Long ago butter and milk were supposed to be stolen”
Long ago butter and milk were supposed to be stolen from the owners by certain people who had the power of doing so. The following song was written about a woman who used to come in the form of a hare and suck or milk cows at night.There's a hare in Killomod
I hear people say
She lies in her form
And her locks they are grey
In that habitation sure
She lives most secure
And Brown says he will haunt her
With hounds and horse too.
(II)
It being a Friday morning
The first day of Spring
The hare she got up(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joseph Bryan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowreagh, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Richard Elwood
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Canbo, Co. Roscommon